Changing client needs, growing complexity, globalization, and technology have affected all facets of the world economy. Professional service industries, which in most economies are the single largest contributors to economic growth, have been affected the most. By focusing on these four developments, a multidisciplinary structure offers a unique opportunity to meet the expectations of clients and create new prospects for the benefit of all affiliates.

Clients' expanding needs have changed the speed and quality expected from service providers forcing providers to assess how they can better and more efficiently service their clients. WSG members have formed a network currently of more than 10,500 individuals representing 130 jurisdictions and 8 different service areas. This carefully selected multidisciplinary assembly of top firms allows members extensive reach and alternatives from which to manage clients' expectations.

Similarly, uniting disciplines creates a pool of knowledge. The direct access to that knowledge creates an invaluable opportunity. By organizing this potential into a manageable network from which professionals can operate independently yet with a common mission of long term success and gain for clients, transaction complexity is diminished.

As globalization and technology diminish the size and access to the world, creating partnerships and joint ventures becomes a valuable and practical option. By adding the access to multiple industries, an organization like WSG allows members the opportunity to effectively globalize their practices without the expenditure of significant resources.

WSG, as a multidisciplinary organization, is becoming the common denominator among the most prestigious firms worldwide. By monitoring the changing needs of service professionals and continually improving the tools and services used to connect members, WSG promises to be the leader in creating successful opportunities for the top service providers locally, nationally and worldwide.